WatchWell: Simple and Practical Strategies to Reduce the Negative Health Impact of Sedentary Screen Time
Arizona State University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and participant adherence in using home-based technologies and wearable devices and simple, practical strategies to reduce the negative impact that evening screen time may have on your health.
Description
Sedentary screen time (SST) is the most common discretionary activity among all US age and race/ethnic groups. SST is associated with poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recreational SST (rSST) is 2-3X more detrimental to health than other forms of sedentary behavior (e.g., workplace sitting, traveling). Elucidating the mechanisms that lead to elevated harm resulting from rSST is critical. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase rSST amplifies the urgency of understanding rSST-related mechanisms that lead to detrimental health outcomes. Previous SST studies are li…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 26+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria * ≥26 years of age * BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2\*; ≥25 kg/m2, if Asian (full or multiple race)\*\* * Insufficiently active (per US National Guidelines for Physical Activity of 150 minutes of MVPA/Week) * Reporting an average of ≥3 hours of recreational sedentary screen time (rSST) per day, that usually extends at least until 9:00pm. * On a typical night, consumes calories (food and/or drink) after 8:00pm. * Meet at least 2 criteria for metabolic syndrome * Central adiposity: waist circumference \>40 inches (men); \>35 inches (women) * Elevated blood pressure: SBP \>130 mmHg and/or…
Interventions
- BehavioralBlue light
Blue light blocking glasses use and discouraged late night eating.
- BehavioralEating
Encouraged not to eat past 8pm.
- BehavioralStanding
Encouraged to stand for 10 minutes per hour each out from 5pm to bed time.
Location
- Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona